thunderstorm
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Aviation safety experts said a powerful thunderstorm appeared to play a critical role in the crash, exposing the plane to potential icing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The hotel commissioned her to paint a 5-by-12-foot triptych depicting a thunderstorm brewing over the Hill Country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Earlier analysis by BBC Verify found there was an active thunderstorm near the airport shortly before the crash, with winds gusting up to 26 knots.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The thunderstorm potential is driven by moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Iselle, said Carol Ciliberti, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In late July, I flew through a violent thunderstorm, the plane dipping and diving on its approach to Philadelphia, where I was going to speak for the last time at a Democratic convention.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Rain is anticipated for Southern California on Wednesday into Thursday as the National Weather Service cautioned about potential beach hazards and thunderstorms from Oxnard to the Mexico border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Satellite imagery shows thunderstorms clumping together to form Tropical Storm Isaias.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The light from occasional thunderstorms often provides the only illumination.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The findings suggest that thunderstorms developing near the lower level circulation may play a more active role in storm organization than simply serving as a visible sign that strengthening is underway.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
No thunderstorms marred the flavor of the sugar.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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